Improved wrougkht-iron mould for vulcanizing rubber car-springs



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CHARLES H. FRANKLIN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 94,815, dated SWte/mber 14, 1869.

IMPROVED WROUGHT-IRON MOULD FOR VULCANIZING RUBBER CAR-SPRINGS.

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To all whom it may concernV :v

Beit known that I, CHARLES H. FRANKLIN, of Jersey City, in the county of' Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Wrought-Iron Mould for Vulcanizing Rubber Gar- Springs, 85o.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersl skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The' objectof this-invention is to construct a mould for vulcanizing rubber car-springs, Sto., of Wroughtiron, it being found in practice to supersede the heavy cast-mould now used in three ways-rst, it can be made much lighter and more easy to handle; second, it heats much quicker, -the thickness of met-al being four-fifths less; and third, it will cool more rapidly, there being less metal to retain the heat, th'us enabling the rubber springs or other articles to be vulcanized in less time than has heretoforev been accomplished.

The accompanying drawing represents' a side view of one of my moulds, part being broke away toshow its construction. i

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In,this case, the letter A represents a wrought-iron cylinder, or tube, of such diameter as may be required. The heads B B fit in the ,said cylinder, as shown in the accompanying drawing, and are held tight in theirplaces by the nuts O O on the ends ofthe rods D D.

The centre rod E, forming the core of the spring, is secured in a similar manner.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 

